3 NegOcc Marine-Protected Areas Shortlisted For Nat’l Awards

3 marine-protected areas (MPAs) in Negros Occidental are among the 22 finalists in various categories of the Para El Mar Marine Protected Area Awards and Recognition 2019.

These include the Suyac Island Mangrove Forest (Ecopark) of Sagay Marine Reserve in Sagay City for Best Mangrove; Kabankalan-Himamaylan-Ilog-Integrated Coastal Area Management Council in southern Negros for Outstanding Network; and Campomanes-Ballo Marine Reserve and Sanctuary in Sipalay City for Outstanding Locally-Managed MPA.

In their Facebook posts on Saturday, the city governments of Sagay and Sipalay acknowledged their being shortlisted.

Para El Mar (For the Seas) is a biennial event that recognizes the best practices in the management of MPAs. It is presented by the Marine Protected Areas Support Network (MSN), a group of over 20 organizations coordinated by the Marine Environment and Resources Foundation Inc., the support foundation of the University of the Philippines (UP) Marine Science Institute.

The presentation and judging of finalists will be on October 22 and 23 at the SEAMEO Innotech headquarters in Diliman, Quezon City.

The winners will be awarded also on October 23 at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

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